Bachelor - Sports & Recreation Management: Entrepreneurship

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Are you interested in a career that could combine your love of sports, business knowledge, and entrepreneurial ambitions? If you are seeking to prepare for this professional goal, then you might benefit by studying in Ashford University's Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship program. Find out more about this bachelor's degree program here.

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What Kind of Program Is It?

Ashford University's online Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship program is designed to teach you basic sports administration practices and managerial processes in various business disciplines. In specialization courses, you could learn how to create a business plan, fund a new business venture, focus on business innovations, structure venture capital deals, and manage personnel. Core courses addressing sports management could offer studies in sport organization structures and leadership practices, sports manager roles, sports marketing strategies, and social considerations of sports through case studies, classroom discussions, and projects. Other required courses are likely to focus on business studies in organizational management, marketing principles, accounting, business communications, public relations, human resource management, business law, and business economics. This program is part of the school's Forbes School of Business & Technology™. Online students have access to a variety of unique resources and online events, such as webinars that feature business experts from Forbes.

How Can I Prepare?

Before enrolling in Ashford University's Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship program, you should have an interest in sports and might have taken previous courses in business. Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills are important. As an applicant to Ashford University, you should possess a high school diploma or its equivalent; some programs may have more specific requirements.

What Are the Course Requirements?

Ashford University will require that you complete 120 credits to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. You must take 52 credits in the general education curriculum, 45 credits in the major course of study, and 32 credits in electives. You could apply nine credits taken in major coursework toward general education requirements.

Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship Course Requirements

Course Number

Course Title

Introductory Course Requirements

EXP 105

Personal Dimensions of Education

Major Course Requirements

MGT 330

Management for Organizations

CGD 218

Visual Literacy in Business

CGD 318

Public Relations Practice and Promotional Writing

BUS 330

Principles of Marketing

BUS 340

Business Communications

ACC 205

Principles of Accounting I

BUS 307

Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques

BUS 311

Sports Law

ECO 203

Principles of Macroeconomics

INF 410

Project Management

BUS 303

Human Resource Management

SRM 320

Organization and Administration of Sports and Recreation Management

SRM 410

Contemporary Issues in Sports Marketing and Management

SRM 325

Case Research in Sports and Recreation Management

Entrepreneurship Specialization Course Requirements

BUS 362

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

BUS 365

Creativity and Innovation

BUS 368

Venture Capital and Banking

BUS 437

Business Plan Development

Certain degree programs may not be available in all states.

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What Can I Do After I Graduate?

Career Opportunities

Once you have completed Ashford University's Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship program, you might wish to begin your own business venture. You might also seek employment opportunities with sports marketing firms, sports equipment manufacturing companies, sporting goods stores, resorts, athletic clubs, or minor or major sports organizations.

Entry-level positions that you could pursue include but are not limited to:

Sports agent

Residential camp director

Fitness club manager

Sports information director

Athletic equipment manager

Tournament coordinator

Advanced Degrees

You could be prepared to continue your studies in a master's degree program after earning Ashford University's Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. A graduate degree could be a requirement if you intend to pursue senior management or directorial positions in this field. Advanced degree programs you could apply to include:

Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Entrepreneurship

Successful completion of an online degree program from Ashford by itself does not lead to immediate licensure in any field. Certain professions require that you pass a licensing exam in your state, take additional coursework, or obtain experience. Requirements vary by state, so students are encouraged to research the requirements for the state in which they plan to become licensed.
If you want to become a classroom teacher, contact your state's education authorities prior to enrolling at Ashford to determine what state-specific requirements you must complete before obtaining your teacher's license.